OnePlus 12 - Do You Even Need an S24 Ultra?

The OnePlus 12 comes in at $500 less the Galaxy S24 Ultra MSRP. Is it worse? Depends on what you value and prioritize in a smartphone. Spoiler: its performance and screen won't leave you disappointed. But the Galaxy S24 Ultra is still a huge competitor to try and take down.
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[kanogomez]

The cameras of Op 12 are great dude ..sorry...its not much behind the other phones...

[dr.fitprofessor]

Personally, I absolutely love curved glass. It makes the device far more ergonomic and easier to hold. Once more, I absolutely detest these flat slab Flintstone phones that seem to be all the rage. Unfortunately, Samsung has chosen to go down that trendy road. The endless right angles and bulky design make it very uncomfortable in the hand. In the world of fred, Barney and the gang from Bedrock that may be the way it gets done but, they can keep their casket shaped iPhone clones and I'll take curved glass any day. Besides, curved glass looks far more premium.
I would also take issue with your assessment of the OnePlus is cameras. Hasselblad color science is the finest in the world. In addition, there was recently an update to the cameras that enhanced many of the features and added a pro mode.

[_gelon]

I miss the good old PhoneArena aseptic reviews. Everything nowadays is a Marques Brownlee wannabe. While I find Preslav perfectly funny and videos have high production values, PhoneArena is probably the all-time classic Youtube phone video reviews channel and I would like to see the original format back.

[binovs]

Bro where did you buy Rog 8 pro edition?

[zabdi]

that was the most amateur review i, ve ever seen. i've seen some youtubers with 10k sub doing a much more professional job comparing these 2 phones.

[andyH_England]

Great review. Please ignore the negativity. If people want reviews painted by numbers, there are those out there. At least you are doing a different take, and it is always worth ten minutes of my time. Thanks!

As for this comparison, pros and cons! Samsung fans are generally locked in, so the Ultra will be a de facto choice even if the OP12 has 95% of the ability of the Ultra at 66% of the price. For those wanting a premium device not affiliated with a brand, OnePlus is the value choice by a big margin.

[ibndzerir]

instead of showing a comparison of pictures, you are telling me nonsense with your empty story about the algorithm and the duration of the video of 9 minutes.

[francisatta]

Music playing in the background whilst talking;that makes the video suck🤮🤮

[saine]

I mean for that price and prettty much same performance same chip better brighter more color screen with a charger that is crazy and ultra smooth phone this is a no brainer choice One Plus 12 easily

[nickhughes]

Thank you very much for utilizing your time to share this info with us.

[coja]

Stvarno mi nije jasno na osnovu čega si došao do zaključka da s 24 ultra ima bolju kameru, nema bolju kameru bukvalno ni u jednu segment pa čak ni u zumiranju jer zna da pravi greške s24 ultra imam i jedan i drugi tako da mislim da nisi dobro odradio recenziju makar što se tiče kamera ovo drugo sve je OK pozdrav

[everyday.videos]

Apart from this videos being sponsored by oneplus. I have used both phones - oneplus 12 is better in almost all ways except for video recording and some very selected photography scenes. OP is better is almost every way in software as well. Its not just a cheaper phone its a slightly better phone too.

[VitiateTheImmortal]

I own both models :) all two great phones. The Oneplus has a nicer looking camera for my liking. On the other side samsung has more options and Im not sure if its an issue that could be solved with a reset but I feel like the s24 Ultra is smoother. It feels somehow snappier.
On the other hand i love the curved edges of the oneplus.

So both are great phones if you ask me :)

[cjhards]

80% I don’t need. Just a decent, fast phone!

[AdamSmith-gsdv]

I would describe the S24 Ultra as overpriced. Its not a bad phone by any means but its also NOT worth twice the price of the OnePlus 12. Honestly if you are in the under $1000 budget there is NOTHING that beats the OnePlus 12

[macrobov]

I could have used this video on Sunday 😂

[danielvargo]

I love love love love my s24 ultra i sold my iphone 15 pro max for it and couldn't be more happier ❤

[jejunamja]

Good job on the video, wondering why is wasn't agaisnt the s24 plus .

[BristolMatt]

The Samsung is terrible this year. I wouldn't buy a OnePlus as I'm an Oppo man, but imo the OnePlus 12 is far better value than the Samsung.

[Max]

One day Apple will start making android phones 🤣